Daily Practice Sheet 1 July 2020

  • July 1, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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On this Day

1st July is celebrated as ‘National Doctor’s Day’ commemorating the iconic and internationally renowned medical practitioner, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who served as a physician, a freedom fighter, an educationist and a politician.

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Fiscal deficit
  • Controller General Of Account
  • Core industries
  • Extreme Climatic events
  • GST -3 years
  • Accelerate Vigyaan

Daily Mapping

  • Neyveli 

Daily Facts

  • MSMEs:

There are 63 million MSMEs in this country employing 124 million people. 

Daily Committee

  • Mudgal Committee on betting:

It recommended to legalise betting

Source: Business Line

  •  CAG report on GST:

CAG 2018-19 report pointed out that one significant area where the full potential of GST has not been achieved is the roll out of the simplified tax compliance regime.

 Daily Mains Mantra

GS:Governance

  1. What do you understand by pressure groups? Discuss their role in policy making. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Economy

  1. MSME’s face typical challenges which are not found in large enterprises. Discuss. Enumerate measures taken by government to tackle them. [Reference: Business Line]  
  2. Examine the impact of GST on Indian economy? Has it succeeded in its vision of creating “One Nation One Tax”. [Reference: Business Line, Indian Express]
  3. Can legalizing betting and gambling help to bridge the revenue shortfall for the government? Critically examine. [Reference: Business Line]
  4. Can one size fits all approach work in government regulations? [Reference: Business Line]
  5. Analyze the factors leading ballooning of India’s forex reserves. [Reference: Indian Express]
  6. Can India become the next manufacturing hub of the world? [Reference: Financial Express, Live Mint]
  7. The pandemic has brought to light the constructive and essential role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) across the world. Discuss with emphasis on India. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Environment

  1. What are extreme climatic events? Are they responsible for the current locust attack? [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Security

  1. What do you understand by information war? Is India prepared? [Reference: The Hindu]
  2. Custodial deaths are a blot on our criminal justice system. Discuss the D K Basu judgment in this regard. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by social influence? How it is used to persuade people? [Reference: Indian Express]

 

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